71.   Guy V. Molinari, the Staten Island borough president and a close ally of Giuliani, attacked Long for entertaining the prospect of running DioGuardi against the mayor.

72.   Greece, a close ally of the Greek Cypriots, hailed the talks.

73.   Hatch, a close Dole ally, had insisted on attaching his Utah wilderness bill as a way to get it past the vehement opposition of environmental groups.

74.   He named as its head Ridge, a close political ally and trusted friend who was until last week the governor of Pennsylvania.

75.   He is a close ally of Republican Whip Tom DeLay of Sugar Land, who has declined to endorse his fellow Texan in the race for majority leader.

76.   He is a close ally of Sen. John McCain of Arizona, one of the few Republicans in Congress who support such a commission.

77.   He ignored seniority, downgraded committees and upgraded his close allies.

78.   Hebert, a former Mississippi regulator and lawmaker, was also a close ally of Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., and other senior Republicans in Congress.

79.   Helms and Meese are close political allies.

80.   His close ally, veteran Finance Minister Theo Waigel, whose tax reform plans were repeatedly rebuffed in parliament, became a target of scorn in the German media.